De Vries–Fransen van de Putte cabinet

The De Vries–Fransen van de Putte cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 6 July 1872 until 27 August 1873. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.) after the death of Prime Minister Johan Rudolph Thorbecke on 4 June 1872. The Centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Liberal Conservative Gerrit de Vries was Prime Minister.

De Vries–Fransen van de Putte cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	6 July 1872 (1872-07-06)
Date dissolved	27 August 1874 (1874-08-27) (Demissionary from 20 June 1874 (1874-06-20))
People and organisations
Head of state	King William III
Head of government	Gerrit de Vries
Deputy head of government	Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
No. of ministers	7
Ministers removed	2
Total no. of members	9
Member party	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government
History
Predecessor	Third Thorbecke cabinet
Successor	Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Gerrit de Vries (Prime Minister) (1818–1900)	Prime Minister		6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
			Minister	Justice
		Johan Herman Geertsema (1816–1908)	Minister	Interior	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Baron Louis Gericke van Herwijnen (1814–1899)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	18 January 1871 – 27 August 1874 [Retained]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Albert van Delden (1828–1898)	Minister	Finance	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Count Major general Menno David van Limburg Stirum (1807–1891)	Minister	War	6 July 1872 – 15 September 1873 [Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)			15 September 1873 – 6 October 1873 [Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896)			6 October 1873 – 29 April 1875	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)	Minister	Navy	4 June 1868 – 18 December 1873 [Retained] [Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822–1902)			18 December 1873 – 16 May 1874 [Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
		Willem Frederik van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905)			16 May 1874 – 3 November 1877	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822–1902)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-De Vries/Fransen van de Putte Parlement & Politiek